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BRAMAN— No serious injuries were reported today after a semi and a pickup nearly collided head on about 12:30 p.m. on Highway 177 south of Braman.

NEWKIRK — Karen Dye said today that Charlie Adams Day has been cancelled. Dye said the organizations involved in putting the event together met this week and decided to cancel the event because of the pandemic.

PONCA CITY — A Back the Blue Rally, organized by Dennis Winze, was held Saturday morning. Dozens of people attended and took time to pray for law enforcement officials.

PONCA CITY — Ponca City police arrested Tina Lorene Dold, 49, Friday at Walmart on Kay County warrants.

PONCA CITY — Ponca City police have identified a male subject found dead in east Lake Ponca today at about 9:25 a.m. as 42-year-old Michael Ray Newsom.

NEWKIRK— Search warrants for Dewayne’s BBQ and Catering and the Dewayne Muret residence have been executed by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry spokeswoman Morgan Vance said today that ODAFF continues to receive countless reports of Oklahomans receiving China seed packets.

NEWKIRK — A bond hearing was held today in Kay County District Court for accused murderer Jerry Louis Harris, 66, of Ponca City.

TONKAWA — A Tonkawa police unit was struck by a motorist Saturday on Interstate 35.

NEWKIRK — A Ponca City man is free on $5,000 bond today after being arrested on a misdemeanor charge of outraging public decency.